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List of Recordings
Suggested Listening for History of "Jazz"

compiled by Dr. Karlton E. Hester
University of California, Santa Cruz

Based on From Africa to Afrocentric Innovations Some Call "Jazz"
(Karlton E. Hester, Hesteria Records & Publishing Co. 2000)

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
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CD 8
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CD 10
CD 11
CD 12
CD 13
CD 14

CD track numbers are in bold-type and surrounded by parentheses.

CD #1   (Tracks 1-20)

1. (1) Nayo, from Mandinka and Fulani Music of the Gambia – Ancient Heart. [Track #2]

New York, NY: Axiom 1990

"This is a recent Fulani song composed by the young Nyanyer virtuoso, Juldeh Camara. Nayo is the name of a town" (CD liner notes). Blues – here we find a clear relationship between the African-American use of "blue notes" and traditional African stylistic elements. Nayo uses minor pentatonic but is not tonally restricted by piano limitations.

2. (2) Sicco, from African Tribal Music and Dances. [Track #14] (Music of the Baoulé and Others).

Beverly Hills, CA: Legacy International.

"The Kingdom of the Baoulé was known for its ostenation – its goldsmiths were famous for their jewelry of massive gold made from the local ores, its weavers for their lovely loin cloths and its sculptors for their statues and masks. In contrast to the society of the Malinké, where the authority is eminently paternalistic, that of the Baoulé is foinded on maternal authority." (CD liner notes)

Sicco is a traditional song which demonstrates a pitch set that has much in common with blues tonality.

3. (3) Solo for the Seron, from African Tribal Music and Dances. [Track #2] (Music of the Malinké).

Beverly Hills, CA: Legacy International.

"The Malinké, ‘people of Mali’, that famous empire which reached its zenith in the Fourteenth Century and fame of which had spread as far as Europe even in those days, are one of the most important peoples of French Occidental Africa. In Upper-Guinea they live in savannah country intersected by imposing mountain ranges with magnificent landscapes. They are farmers and deeply attached to the soil."

The Swing and Blues riff and use of ostinato has parallels in African music South of the Sahara.

4. (4) Dance of the Hunters, from African Tribal Music and Dances. [Track #6] (Music of the Malinké).

Beverly Hills, CA: Legacy International.

Compare All Blues by Miles Davis with the bass pattern heard in this selection Blue notes, call and response and other familiar musical elements are also apparent.

5. (5) Duet for Flutes, from African Tribal Music and Dances. [Track #9] (Music of the Baoulé and Others).

Beverly Hills, CA: Legacy International.

Selection #9 from this album shows how traditional music of Africa often imitated nature. Compare this approach with that employed on the album by Eric Dolphy entitled Last Date on the composition You Don’t Know What Love Is. (1965).

6. (6) Alhaji Bai Konte: Alla I’aa ke, from Kora Melodies from the Rebublic of the Gambia, West Africa. [Side A, Track 1]

Alhaji Bai Konte, kora. Cambridge, MA: Rounder Records, 1973.

Ahaji Bai Konte is a virtuoso player of the kora – a 21 stringed harp and also manufactured his own instrument. Alla I’aa ke is "… suggestive of a musical link between Africa and Afro-American heritages, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot can be sung to the same accompaniment." (Record liner notes).

7. (7) Mamadou Diabate: Dagna, from Tunga. [Track #1]

Comp. Mamadou Diabate and Fuseini Kouyate. Mamadou Diabate, kora. Durham, NC: Alula Records Inc., 2000.

This track features kora player Mamadou Diabate, whose playing integrates traditional music from Mali with other influences, such as blues, Bamabara music and the Gambian style of kora playing. Dagna expresses a "sense of destiny". (from CD liner notes).

8. (8) Percussions, from Percussions of Senegal. [Side A, Track #1]

Paris, France: Auvidis.

This selection presents music of the Diolas, a tribe located in the West of Casamance surrounded by Senegal.

9. (9) Masai Women (Kenya), from Africa Ceremonial & Folk Music (Recorded in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania by David Fanshawe). [Side Two, Track #2].

New York, NY: Nonesuch Records, 1975.

"In the heart of the Rift Valley, south of Samburu country, Masai girl friends and wives praise their warrior leaders, relating deeds of fantastic bravery. The lyrics of these songs are poetic and quite free, and a precise translation into English would be difficult. The style of music reflects the emotional qualities indigenous to the cattle-owning tribes of East Africa. Each solo expresses an individual poetic message – for example:

Oh my friend and lover, it is strange that when the rest of the Moran are enjoying themselves in the manyatta you are away raiding. I heard you were shot, but you dared to come home safely…"

(Record liner notes)

10. (10) Congo Brazzaville – xylophone, 2 zither-harps, percussion, from African Rhythms and Instruments. [Vol.2. Side A, Track 1]

[Recorded live during the first Pan-African Cultural Festival – Algeria, July 21, August 1, 1969]. New York, NY: Lyrichord Discs.

"… the people’s republic of Congo straddles the Equator … its capital is Brazzaville. … Sharing the Bantu culture of Equatorial Africa, the Congo is represented here with a piece of notable interest because of its musical characteristics and its instrumental components. Here, in fact, is an example of music performed not only on the xylophone but with two zither-harps (mvet ).The mvet belongs to a group of stringed instruments common to both Africa and Asia. The zither-harp of the Congo (and neighboring Gabon) consists of a long tube on which are applied resonators (one or two gourds)." (Album liner notes).

11. (11) Zambia – Percussion and mixed voices, from African Rhythms and Instruments. [Vol.2. Side B, Track 7]

[Recorded live during the first Pan-African Cultural Festival – Algeria, July 21, August 1, 1969]. New York, NY: Lyrichord Discs.

"With Zambia this anthology moves to South Central Africa. This move is also evident in the music, for while still in the cultural area of the Bantus, music here reveals stylistic characteristics based on different structures. In the first piece mixed, alternating voices are rhythmically supported by a set of verticle drums and a double-headed drum which is carried on the shoulders (the former played with hands and the latter with sticks)." (from record liner notes)

12. (12) Zapu (Zimbabwe) – voices and percussion, from African Rhythms and Instruments. [Vol.2. Side B, Track #13]

[Recorded live during the first Pan-African Cultural Festival – Algeria, July 21, August 1, 1969]. New York, NY: Lyrichord Discs.

"Zapu is the name of the Liberation Movement of Rhodesia, a country still dominated by whites. The Zapu troupe initiates its performance with the national anthem (Zimbabwe). And follows, in both documents included here, with political songs. Zimbabwe is the African (Bantu) name for Rhodesia." (from record liner notes)

13. (13) B. Mondet, from Musiques de L’Afrique Traditionelle , Vol.6: Côte d’Ivoire - Malinké Percussions. [Side A, Track #1] (Jembé and Bongo improvisations by Adama Dramé) Paris, France: Auvidis.

"The Jembé is a one-skin big drum on base. Pme can find it throughout West Africa under different names and shapes." The musician is Adama Dramé, who is the grandson of a griot. Some of the rhythms played are "quite often from ancient origin and have required many years to be teached thus learned. The high-level musician knows how to modify then recompose them in harmony with his instant feeling." (from record liner notes)

14. (14) Orchestre de trompes Broto, from Musique Centrafricaine. [Side A, Track #4]

Paris, France: Harmonia Mundi, 1986.

Broto music, recorded near Bambari. "The village men perform this music during the ganza initiation, also called ganza. The orchestra is composed solely of wind instruments: 4 small horns (made of animanl horn) and 8 ongo, large wooden trumpets of different sizes" (from record liner notes)

15. (15) Chant de femme Isongo, from Musique Centrafricaine. [Side B, Track #1]

Paris, France: Harmonia Mundi, 1986.

"A young woman sings a lullaby, at the same time clapping her hands. The yodelled sections are particularly interesting (rapid passages from chest voice to falsetto)." (Record liner notes)

16. (16) Chant avec cithare, from Burundi – Musiques Traditionelles. [Side A, Track #1]

Paris, France: Harmonia Mundi, 1985.

Whispered song with inanga accompaniment, recorded near Bujumbura. A vocal technique found in many regions of Burundi. Songs woth inanga accompaniment are sung by men of all classes and this particular song speaks of praise to a benefactor. (from record liner notes).

17. (17) Akazéhé, from Burundi – Musiques Traditionelles. [Side B, Track #3]

Paris, France: Harmonia Mundi, 1985.

"A greeting sung by two young girls … recorded… near Bujumbura. The vocal technique heard on this track, in which the chest and head-voice alternate, is mainly found among the pygmies of the African forest." (Record liner notes)

18. (18) Solo for Musical Bow (Music of the Baoulé and Others), from African Tribal Music and Dances. [Track #10]

Beverly Hills, CA: Legacy International.

Information on the Baoulé and others see above.

19. (19) Nahawand, from Sharkiat – Camel Road. [Track #1]

Conshohocken, PA: Cross Currents Music 1997.

Contemporary Middle Eastern Music (Egypt), a melding of Arabic instrumentation.

20. (20) Al Bahr Al Gharam Wasah (Love is as vast as a river), from The Musicians of the Nile – Luxor to Isna. [Track #1]

Real World Records, Ltd., 1989.

Comp. Yunis Al Hilali and Mohamed Murad.

CD #2   (Tracks 21-42)

21. (1) Dzil Duet (Accra), from Ghana – Ancient Ceremonies, Song & Dance Music. [Track #2]

New York, NY: Nonesuch Records, 1979.

The dzil is a xylophone with keys made of calabash wood. It can be found in various musics throughout West and Central Africa. It is also known as madimba, perhaps pointing to a relationship to the South American marimba. On this track two men are playing the same instrument simultaneously while facing eachother. (from CD liner notes)

22. (2) Alto Bung’o Horn, from Kenya & Tanzania – Witchcraft & Ritual Music. [Track #9]

New York, NY: Elektra Nonesuch, 1975 & 1991.

Music from Kenya. "Here the player adds an extension to the instrument, which lowers the pitch. Short bursts are improvised against a throbbing rhythm provided by kayamba players." (CD liner notes)

23. (3) African Time, from Lágbájá - … C’est Un African Thing. [Track #12]

Lagos, Nigeria: Motherlan’ Music, 1996.

Contemporary Nigerian music, all selections composed by Lágbájá. Instruments (entire album): vocals, saxophones, percussions, drums, Gangan drums, Omele Gangan, congas, keyboards, electric bass, electric guitar.

24. (4) Musical Collage, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 1, Side 1, Track #1]

New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

"Musical Collage. This collage represents the origins and development of jazz, from its African roots to the present." (Record liner notes)

25. (5) Voodoo Drums, from Voodoo Ceremony in Haiti. [Side A, Track #1]

New York, NY: Olympic Records Corporation.

26. (6) Fast Sioux War Dance, from Music of the American Indian. [Side 1, Track #1]

New York, NY: Olympic Records Corporation.

27. & 28. (7) & (8) Street Cries, from Jazz Styles – History and Analysis. [Track #1]

New York, NY: Sony Music Entertainment, 2000.

1 – male street vendor: "Street cries of Charleston" and 2 – trumpet solo: "Fishermen, Strawberry, and Devil Crab." The first excerpt is from the early 20th century featuring and African American street vendor and the second excerpt features Miles Davis on trumpet in his version of "Porgy and Bess" (1958). The comparison shows the carryover of pitch inflections in African American music from the vocal to the instrumental traditions. (from CD liner notes)

29. (9) Alex Foster and Michel Larue: John Henry, from American Negro Slave Songs. [Side A, Track 1]

Los Angeles, CA: Everest Records Production, 1973.

"An American Negro Slave Work Ballad. One of the best known and most performed songs in American folk-lore. Whether John Henry lived or is just a legend, he was and is an idol for all working men." (from record liner notes)

30. (10) Joseph E. Smith and the Church of living God (P.G.T.) Mass Choir: Go Tell It On The Mountain, from Joy to Jesus [Side 2, Track #3]

Saugus, CA: Century Records.

31. (11) Mahalia Jackson: When the Saints Go Marching In, from Mahalia Jackson – the World’s Greatest Gospel Singer. [Side B, Track #1]

Columbia Records.

32. (12) Lightnin’ Hopkins: Blues is a Feeling, from Lightnin’ Hopkins Anthology. [CD 1, Track #1]

Los Angeles, CA: Rhino Records, Inc., 1993.

33. (13) Red River Valley (Folk Song), from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 1, Side 1, Track #3]

New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

34. (14) Ma Rainey: Travelin’ Blues, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 1, Side 1, Track #8]

New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

35. (15) Bessie Smith: Standin’ in the Rain Blues The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 1, Side 1, Track #9] New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.
36. (16) Miriam Makeba: Click Song (Number 1) from All About Miriam. [Side 1, Track #5]

Mercury Records.

37. (17) Peru Negro – Lando, from The Soul of Black Peru. [Track #13]

U.S.A.: Warner Bros. Records, 1995.

38. (18) Morro, from Sambistas Do Asfalto. [Side A, Track #1]

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: RCA Victor, 1967.

39. (19) Brazilian Love Song, from Steel Band Music of the Caribbean. [Side 1, Track #5]

Century City, CA: Olympic Records, 1980.

40. (20) Sempre Fidelis from Popular Music that Will Live Forever. [Record 5, Side 2, Track #1]

Comp. Sousa. U.S.A.: Reader’s Digest

41. (21) The Black Music Repertory Ensemble: St. Louis Grey’s Quick Step, from Black Music: The Written Tradition. [Side 2, Track #1]

J.W. Postlewaite (1837 – 1889), composer.
Chicago, IL: Center for Black Music Research, 1990.

42. (22) Alan Mandel: Bamboula: Danse des nègres, Op. 2., from Gottschalk – 40 Works for Piano. [CD 1, Track #3]

Alan Mandel, piano.
Gottschalk, composer.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: The Vox Music Group, 1995.

43. (23) James Reese Europe: St. Louis Blues. James Reese Europe Featuring Noble Sissle. [Track #2]

James Reese Europe, composer, leader & conductor.
U.S.A.: IAJRC, 1996.

CD #3   (Tracks 43-69)

( DISCOGRAPHY FORMAT CHANGED: )

44. (1) Bessie Smith: Reckless Blues, from Bessie Smith – the Empress. [Side 1, Track 8]

Recorded January 14, 1925.
Bessie Smith, vocals; Louis Armstrong, cornet; Fred Longshaw, Harmonium.
New York, NY: Columbia Records.

45. (2) Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Side 1, Track 10]

Scott Joplin, piano and composer.
Chicago, IL: Follett Publishing Company 1975.

46. (3) Eubie Blake: Maple Leaf Rag, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Side 1, Track 11]

Scott Joplin, composer.
Eubie Blake, piano.
Chicago, IL: Follett Publishing Company 1975.

47. (4) Robert Casadeus: Golliwog’s Cakewalk, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Side 2, Track 2]

Claude Debussy, composer.
Robert Casadeus, piano.
Chicago, IL: Follett Publishing Company 1975.

48. (5) Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Side 2, Track 3]

Milhaud, composer.
Chicago, IL: Follett Publishing Company 1975.

49. (6) Paul Taubman’s Big Brass Band: St. Louis Blues March, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Side 2, Track 4]

Chicago, IL: Follett Publishing Company 1975.

50. (7) King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band: Jazzin’ Babies Blues, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Side 2, Track 6]

Chicago, IL: Follett Publishing Company 1975.

51. (8) Louis Armstrong: West End Blues, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Side 2, Track 7]

Louis Armstrong, composer.
Chicago, IL: Follett Publishing Company 1975.

52. (9) Papa Celestin and His New Orleans Ragtime Band: St. Louis Blues, from Papa Celestin and his New Orleans Ragtime Band [featuring Alphonse Picou ]. [Side 2, Track 2]

Oscar "Papa" Celestin, trumpet; Bill Mathews, trombone; Alphonse Picou, clarinet; Ricard Alexis, string bass; Happy Goldston, drums; Octave Crosby, piano.
New Orleans, LA: Southland Records.

53. (10) Kid Ory: Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home, from Kid Ory – the Great New Orleans Trombonist. [ Side 1, Track 8]

Recorded 1946 (?).
Kid Ory, trombone; Bud Scott, vocals.
Bridgeport, CT: Columbia Records.

54. (11) Lovie Austin & Austin’s Serenaders: Frog Tongue Stomp, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective. [Volume 1, Side A, Track #1]

Lovie Austin, piano.
Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

55. (12) Al Wynn & His Gutbucket Five: That Creole Band, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective. [Volume 1, Side A, Track #3]

Dotty Jones, Cornet.
Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

56. (13) New Orleans Wanderers: Gatemouth, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective. [Volume 1, Side A, Track #5]

Lil Armstrong, piano.
Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

57. (14) Memphis Minnie: When the Levee Breaks, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective. [Volume 1, Side A, Track #7]

Memphis Minnie, guitar.
Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

58. (15) Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy: Sophomore, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective . [Volume 1, Side A, Track #8]

Mary Lou Williams, piano.
Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

59. (16) Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears: Wild Party, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective. [Volume 1, Side B, Track #1]

Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

60. (17) Bill Mason and His Orchestra: You Bring Out the Savage in Me, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective. [Volume 1, Side B, Track #3]

Valaida Snow, trumpet.
Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

61. (18) Six Men & A Girl: Scratching the Gravel, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective [Volume 1, Side B, Track #8]

Mary Lou Williams, piano.
Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

62. (19) International Sweethearts of Rhythm: Sweet Georgia Brown, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective . [Volume 2, Side A, Track #5]

Viola Burnside, Tenor Sax.
Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

63. (20) Dorothy Donegan: Dorothy’s Boogie Woogie, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective . [Volume 2, Side A, Track #6]

Dorothy Donegan, composer and piano.
Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

64. (21) The King Oliver Creole Jazz Band: Canal Street Blues, from The King Oliver Creole Jazz Band 1923 – featuring Louis Armstrong. [Side 1, Track #2]

Recorded March 31, 1923 in Richmond.
Joe Oliver & Louis Armstrong, composers & cornets; H. Dutrey, trombone; J. Dodds, clarinet; L. Hardin, piano; B. Johnson, banjo; B. Dodds, drums.

65. (22) Sidney Bechet: Blues in Paris, from Sidney Bechet – Bechet & Blues. [Side B, Track #1]

Sidney Bechet, arranger.
Rahway, NJ: Up Front.

66. (23) Jelly Roll Morton: I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say, from The King Jazz Story Collector’s Edition: Jelly Roll Morton – The Saga of Mister Jelly Lord - "Jelly Roll" Morton & His Red Hot Peppers. [Side B, Track #1]

Recorded September 14, 1939 in New York.
Jelly Roll Morton, composer, piano and vocals; Sidney de Paris, trumpet; Claude Jones, trombone; Albert Nicholas, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, soprano saxophone; Happy Cauldwell, tenor saxophone; Lawrence Lucie, guitar; Wellman Braud, baritone saxophone; Zutty Singleton, drums.
Milano, Italy: Joker, 1973.

67. (24) Fats Waller: I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter, from Fats Waller On The Air. [Side A, Track #1]

Fats Waller, piano and vocals.
New York, NY: Jazz Bird Records / Phoenix Entertainment & Talent, 1981.

68. (25) Fletcher Henderson: Charleston Crazy, from Jazz Heritage Series: Fletcher Henderson – Rarest Fletcher. [Side 2, Track #1]

Recorded November 30, 1923 in New York.
Porter Grainger & Robert Ricketts, composers.

Fletcher Henderson, piano; Elmer Chambers & Howard Scott, cornets; probably Teddy Nixon, trombone; Donald Redman, clarinet and alto saxophone; unknown, alto saxophone; probably Charlie Dixon, banjo; Billy Fowler, or probably Coleman Hawkins, bass saxophone.
Universal City, CA: MCA Records, Inc., 1982.

69. (26) Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Washington Wobble, from The Works of Duke – Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. [Volume 1, Side 1, Track #2]

Recorded October 6, 1927.
Duke Ellington, composer and piano; Louis Metcalfe and "Bubber" Miley, trumpets; Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, trombone; Otto Hardwicke and Harrey Carney, alto, soprano and bari saxophones and clarinets; Rudy Jackson, clarinet and tenor saxophone; Fred Guy, banjo; Wellman Braud, bass; "Sonny" Greer, drums.
Paris, France: RCA / reissued by Jean Paul Guiter.

70. (27) Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Black and Tan Fantasy, from The Works of Duke – Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. [Volume 1, Side 1, Track #5]

Recorded October 26, 1927.
Duke Ellington, composer and piano; Louis Metcalfe, trumpet; "Bubber" Miley, composer and trumpet; Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, trombone; Otto Hardwicke and Harrey Carney, alto, soprano and bari saxophones and clarinets; Rudy Jackson, clarinet and tenor saxophone; Fred Guy, banjo; Wellman Braud, bass; "Sonny" Greer, drums.
Paris, France: RCA / reissued by Jean Paul Guiter.

CD #4   (Tracks 70-84)

71.-75. (1) – (5) Jelly Roll Morton – The Saga of Mr. Jelly Lord Volume 1 - Jazz Started in New Orleans. [entire Side 1]

Recorded May 21, 1938 at Library of Congress, Washington.
Jelly Roll Morton, narration and piano.
Washington D.C.: From the Library of Congress Archives, Issued exclusively by Circle, 1938.

76. (6) Ballet Folklorico de Mexico: Danza Azteca – Caracol, Danza Funebre, from Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. [Side A, Track #1]

Caraqcol: Tres Toques; Danza Funebre: Flauta, Teponaztle & Zapateado.
Mexico: Discos Musart, Marca Reg.

77. (7) Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Tiger Rag, from Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Vol.1. [Side 1, Track #1]

Ragas & La Rocca, composers. Willie Humphrey, clarinet; Josiah "Cie" Frazier, drums; Allan P. Jaffe, tuba; Percy G. Humphrey, trumpet; Narvin Henry Kimball, banjo; James Edward "Sing" Miller, piano; Frank Demond, trombone.
New York, NY: Columbia Records, 1977.

78. (8) Lil Armstrong and Her Swing Band: It’s Murder, from Jazz Women – A Feminist Retrospective. [Volume 1, Side B, Track #4]

Lil Armstrong, piano and vocals.
Brooklyn, NY: Stash Records, 1977.

79. (9) McKenzie & Condon’s Chicagoans: Nobody’s Sweetheart, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 2, Side 3, Track #1]

New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

80. (10) Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang: Somebody Stole My Gal, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 2, Side 3, Track #2]

New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

81. (11) Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra: Great Day, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 2, Side 3, Track #3]

New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

82. (12) Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra: It’s Time to Jump and Shout, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 2, Side 3, Track #4]

New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

83. (13) Count Basie and His Orchestra: One O’Clock Jump, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 2, Side 3, Track #5]

New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

84. (14) Benny Goodman and His Orchestra: Sing, Sing, Sing (with a Swing), from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 2, Side 4, Track #1]

New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

85. (15) Duke Ellington: Take the ‘A’ Train, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 2, Side 4, Track #2]

New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

86. (16) Billy Holiday: The Man I Love, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 2, Side 4, Track #4]

Billy Holiday, vocal.
New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

87. (17) Billy Holiday: Lover Man, from Billy Holiday – Lady Day Blues …the songs she made immortal. [Side 2, Track #1) Billy Holiday, vocals.

Los Angeles, CA: AJ Records, 1972.

88. (18) Billy Holiday: Strange Fruit, from Lady Sings the Blues. [Track #5]

Recorded June 6, 1956 in New York.
Allan, composer; Billy Holiday, vocals. Tony Scott’s Orchestra: Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Tony Scott, clarinet, arranger; Paul Quinichette, tenor saxophone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Aaron Bell, bass; Lennie Mc Browne, drums.
New York, NY: Verve / PolyGram Records, 1990.

89. (19) Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Oclupaca, from Latin American Suite. [Track #1]

Recorded November 5, 1968 in New York.
Berkeley, CA: Fantasy Records, 1990.

CD #5   (Tracks 85-105)

90. (1) Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians: Sweet Sue, from A Night at the Roosevelt with Guy Lomabardo and His Royal Canadians. [Side 1, Track #1]

Victor Young & Will J. Harris, composers; Jeff Stoughton, Fox Trott Trombone Solo.
New York, NY: Decca Records.

91. (2) Duke Ellington: Caravan, from The Best of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra. [Side 1, Track #5]

Ellington, Tizol, & Mills, composers.
Hollywood, CA: Capitol Records, Inc.

92. (3) Jimmie Lunceford: Margie, from Jazz Heritage Series Vol. 15: Jimmie Lunceford 4 – ‘Blues in the Night’ 1938 – 1942. [Side 1, Track #1]

Recorded 1938.
B. Davis, J. R. Robinson, & Con Conrad, composers; Melvon "Sy" Oliver, arranger; Jimmie Lunceford, leader; Eddie Tompkins, Paul Webster & Melvin "Sy" Oliver, trumpets; Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles & James "Trummy" Young, trombones; Willie Smith, alto-saxophone and clarinet; Ted Buckner & Dan Grissom, alto-saxophones; Joe Thomas, tenor-saxophone, Earl "Jock" Carruthers, baritone-saxophone; Edwin Wilcox, piano; Al Norris, guitar; Moses Allen, bass; James Crawford, drums.
Universal City, CA: MCA Records, 1980.

93. (4) Horace Henderson: Rhythm Crazy, from The Big Bands / 1933 – Duke Ellington, Fletcher and Horace Henderson. [Side B, Track #1]

Recorded October 3, 1933.
Horace Henderson, piano; Russell Smith, Bobby Stark & Henry "Red" Allen, trumpets; Claude Jones, & Dicky Wells, trombone; Hilton Jefferson, alto-saxophone; Russel Procope, alto-saxophone and clarinet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor saxophone; Bernard Addison, guitar; John Kirby, bass; Walter Johnson, drums.
Berkeley, CA: Prestige Records.

94. (5) Earl Hines: That’s A Plenty, from Jazz Heritage Series Vol. 12: Earl Hines 1 – South Side Swing 1934-1935. [Side 1, Track #1]

Recorded September 12, 1934 in Chicago.
Lew Pollack, composer; Quinn Wilson, arranger; Warren Jefferson, George Dixon & Walter Fuller, trumpets; Louis Taylor, Kenneth Stuart & Trummy Young, trombones; Darnell Howard, alto-saxophone & clarinet; Cecil Irvin, or Budd Johnson, & Jimmy Mundy, tenor-saxophones, Earl Hines, piano; Lawrence Dixon, guitar; Quinn Wilson, bass; Wallace Bishop, drums.
Universal City, CA: MCA Records, 1980.

95. (6) Art Tatum: Begin the Beguine, form Art Tatum Classic Piano Solos. [Side 1, Track #2]

Art Tatum, piano.
Almanac Record Company.

96. (7) James P. Johnson: Harlem Strut, from James P. Johnson – Hot Piano. [Track #1]

Recorded August 1921.
James P. Johnson, piano and composer.
E. Sussex, England: Pavilion Records Ltd., 1996

97. (8) Meade Lux Lewis: Hammer Chatter, from The Blues Piano Artistry of Meade Lux Lewis. [ Track #1]

Recorded November 1, 1961 in New York City
Meade Lux Lewis, piano solos.
Berkeley, CA: Riverside Records, 1990.

98. (9) Dorothy Romps: Grieg’s Boogie, from Dorothy Romps – A Piano Retrospective 1953 – 1979. [Track #5]

Recorded c. 1963.
Grieg & Donegan, composers. Dorothy Donegan, piano.
New York, NY: Rosetta Records, Inc. 1991.

99. (10) Chick Webb and His Orchestra: A-Tisket A-Tasket, from Chick Webb: King of Savoy, Volume Two (1937-1939). [Side 2, Track #2]

Recorded May 2, 1938 in New York.
Ella Fitzgerald & Van Alexander, composers. Chick Webb, drums; Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark & Taft Jordan, trumpets; Sandy Williams & Nat Story, trombones; Garvin Bushell, alto-saxophones; (Chauncey Houghton, clarinet ?); Ted McRae, tenor-saxophone; Wayman Carver, tenor-saxophone & flute; Tommy Fulford, piano; Bobby Johnson, guitar; Beverly Peer, bass; Ella Fitzgerald, vocal.
New York, NY: Decca Records

100. (11) Chick Webb and His Orchestra: I Got Rhythm, from Chick Webb: King of Savoy, Volume Two (1937-1939).

Chick Webb, drums; Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark & Taft Jordan, trumpets; Sandy Williams & Nat Story, trombones; Garvin Bushell, alto-saxophones; (Chauncey Houghton, clarinet ?); Ted McRae, tenor-saxophone; Wayman Carver, tenor-saxophone & flute; Tommy Fulford, piano; Bobby Johnson, guitar; Beverly Peer, bass.
New York, NY: Decca Records

101. (12) Ella Fitzgerald: Lemon Drops, from The World of Popular Music – Jazz. [Record 3, Side 5, Track #2]

Ella Fitzgerald, vocal.
New York, NY: Follett Publishing Company, 1975.

102. (13) Duke Ellington and Count Basie Orchestras: Battle Royal, from First Time – the Count Meets the Duke. [Side A, Track #1]

New York, NY: Columbia Records, 1962.

103. (14) Count Basie and Orchestra: In A Mellowtone, from On the Road – Count Basie and Orchestra. [Side 2, Track #5]

Recorded July 12, 1979.
Duke Ellington, composer; Count Basie, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Keter Betts, bass; Mickey Roker, drums; Peter Minger, Sonny Cohn, Paul Cohen & Ray Brown, trumpets; Mitchell ‘Bootie’ Wood, Bill Hughes, Mel Wanzo & Dennis Wilson, trombones; Charlie Fowlkes, Eric Dixon, Bobby Plater, Danny Turner & Kenny Hing, saxophones.
Beverly Hills, CA: Pablo Records, 1980.

104. (15) Glenn Miller and his orchestra: Little Brown Jug, from String of Pearls. [Side C, Track #4]

Recorded June 2, 1940.
New York, NY: RCA Records, 1973.

105. (16) Charlie Christian: Rose Room, from Solo Flight – The Genius of Charlie Christian. [Side 1, Track #1]

Recorded October 2, 1939 in New York.
Benny Goodman Sextet: Benny Goodman, clarinet; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Fletcher Henderson, piano; Charlie Christian, (amplified) guitar; Artie Bernstein, bass; Nick Fatool, drums.
New York, NY: Columbia Records, 1972.

106. & 107. (17) & (18) Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra: April in Paris, from Capitol Jazz Classics, Vol. 5: Coleman Hawkins. [Side A, Track #5]

Recorded February 23, 1945 in Hollywood.
Vernon Duke, E. Yip Harburg, composers. Howard McGhee, trumpet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor saxophone; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Allan Reuss, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Denzil Best, drums.
Hollywood, CA: Capitol Records.

108. (19) Mary Lou Williams Trio: Aquarius, from Zodiac Suite. [Side 2, Track #5]

Mary Lou Williams, piano and composer.
New York, NY: Folkways Records & Services Corp., 1945

109. (20) Mary Lou Williams Trio: Taurus, from Zodiac Suite. [Side 1, Track #2]

Mary Lou Williams, piano and composer.
New York, NY: Folkways Records & Services Corp., 1945

110. (21) Jay McShann: Swingmatism, from Jazz Heritage Series Vol. 20: Jay McShann 1941 – 1943 – The early bird Charlie Parker. [Side A, Track # 1]

Recorded April 30, 1941 in Dallas.
Jay McShann, arranger & piano; Harold Bruce, Bernard Anderson & Orville Minor, trumpets; Joe Baird, tombone; John Jackson & Charlie Parker, alto saxophones; Gene Ramey, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Universal City, CA: MCA Records, 1974.

111. (22) Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra: Mean to Me, from Billy Eckstine Orchestra 1945 – featuring Gene Ammons, Fats Navarro, Budd Johnson, John Jackson, John Malachi and Sarah Vaughn. [Side A, Track #4]

Sarah Vaughn, vocal.
Alamac Records.

112. (23) Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five: Caldonia, from Louis Jordan’s Greates Hits – Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. [Side 2, Track #1]

Fleecie Moore, composer; Louis Jordan, vocals.
Universal City, CA: MCA Records, 1977.

CD #6   (Tracks 106-118)

113. (1) Charlie Parker: 52nd Street Theme, from Broadcast Performances Vol. 2. [Track #1]

Recorded September 4, 1948 at the Royal Roost.
Charlie Parker, alto saxophone; Miles Davis, trumpet; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max roach, drums.
Thelonious Monk, composer.
Merenberg, Germany: ZYX-Music GmbH.

114. (2) Charlie Parker: Bebop, from Broadcast Performances Vol. 2. [Track #3]

Recorded September 1, 1949 at the Royal Roost.
Charlie Parker, alto saxophone; Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Harris, drums; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass.
Thelonious Monk, composer.
Merenberg, Germany: ZYX-Music GmbH.

115. (3) Charlie Parker: Summertime, from Charlie Parker With Strings – The Master Takes. [Track #4]

Recorded November 30, 1049 in New York City.
Mitch Miller, oboe, poss. English horn; Bronislaw Gimpel Max Hollander, & Milt Lomask violins; Frank Brieff, viola; Frank Miller, cello; Myor Rosen, harp; Stan Freeman, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Buddy Rich, drums; Jimmy Carroll, arranger & conductor.
George Gerhwin & DuBose Heyward, composer.

116. (4) Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra: Manteca Theme, from Night in Tunesia – Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra. [Side A, Track # 1]

Recorded May 24, 1954.
Dizzy Gillespie, Fuller & Gonzales, composers. Dizzy Gillespie, Qunicy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham & Ernie Royal, trumpets; Leon Cornegys, J. J. Johnson & George Mathews, trombones; Hilton Jefferson, Hank Mobley, George Dorsey, Lucky Thompson & Danny Banks, saxophones; Wade Legge, piano; Bob Rodriguez, Lou Hackney, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Ray Santamaria, Candido Camero, Uba Nieto & Jose Manguel, Latin-American rhythm instruments.
MGM Records.

117. (5) Thelonious Monk: Thelonious, from Underground. [Side 1, Track #1]

Thelonious Monk, composer & piano.
New York, NY: Columbia Records.

118. (6) Fats Navarro: Lady Bird (Alternate Master), from The Fabulous Fats Navarro. [Side 1, Track #1]

The Tadd Dameron Septet: Fats Navarro, trumpet; Wardell Gray & Allen Eager, tenor saxophones; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Chino Pozo, bongo.
New York, NY: Blue Note Records, Inc.

118. (7) King Pleasure: Parker’s Mood, from King Pleasure Sings / Annie Ross Sings. [Side 2, Track #1]

Charlie Parker & King Pleasure, composers; The Dave Lambert Singers.
Berkeley, CA: Fantasy, Inc.

119. (8) Miles Davis: Budo, from Birth of the Cool. [Side 1, Track #5]

Recorded January 21, 1941.
Bud Powell & Miles Davis, composers. Miles Davis, leader & trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; John Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto saxophone; Gerry Mulligan, baritone saxophone; Al Haig, piano; joe Shulmann, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Hollywood, CA: Capitol Records, Inc.

120. (9) John Coltrane: Night in Tunesia, from Trane’s First Ride 1951 – First Broadcasts Vol. 2.

Recorded January 20, 1951
John Coltrane, tenor saxophone.
Broadcast Tributes 009.

121. (10) The Miles Davis Quintet: Bye Bye Blackbird, from ’Round About Midnight. [Side 2, Track #1]

M. Dixon & R. Henderson, composers; Miles Davis, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Red Garland, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; "Philly Joe" Jones, drums.
Columbia Records.

122. (11) Miles Davis: So What, from Kind of Blue. [Side 1, Track #1]

Miles Davis, trumpet & leader; Julian Adderly, alto saxophone; John Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chamber, bass; James Cobb, drums.
Columbia Records.

123. (12) Miles Davis & John Coltrane: So What, from Miles Davis & John Coltrane - Live in Stockholm 1960. [Side A, Track #1]

Recorded March 22, 1960 at Konserthuset in Stockholm, Sweden.
Miles Davis, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Stockholm, Sweden: Dragon Records, 1985.

124. (13) Miles Davis: Concerto de Aranjuez, from Sketches of Spain. [Side 1, track #1].

Miles Davis, trumpet; Gil Evans, conductor & arranger.
Columbia Records.

CD #7  (Tracks 119-130)

125. (1) Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane: Limehouse Blues, from Cannonball and Coltrane. [Side 1, Track #1]

Recorded February 3, 1959 in Chicago.
Furber & Braham, composers; Julian Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone; John Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Holland: Mercury, 1965.

126. (2) Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane: Epistrophy, from Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane. [Side 2, Track #2]

Thelonious Monk, composer & piano; John Coltrane & Coleman Hawkins, tenor saxophones; Gigi Gryce, alto saxophone; Ray Copeland, trumpet; Wilbure Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Berkely, CA: Fantasy Records.

127. (3) Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols: Brake’s Sake, from Thelonius Monk and Herbie Nichols with the Gigi Gryce Quartet. [Side A, Track #1]

Recorded October 15, 1955 in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Thelonious Monk, piano; Gigi Gryce, alto saxophone; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey; drums.
New York, NY: SJ Records, 1986.

128. (4) Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols: Who’s Blues, from Thelonius Monk and Herbie Nichols with the Gigi Gryce Quartet. [Side B, Track #1]

Recorded March 6, 1952 in New York City.
Herbie Nichols, piano; possibly Danny Barker, guitar; Chocolate Williams, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
New York, NY: SJ Records, 1986.

129. (5) Charles Mingus: Minor Intrusion, from Jazz Experiment with Charlie Mingus and His Modernists. [Side 1, Track #3]

Charlie Mingus, bass & piano; John LaPorta, alto saxophone & clarinet; Teo Macero, tenor saxophone; Thad Jones, trumpet; Jackson Wiley, cello; Clem DeRosa, drums.
New York, NY: Jazztone Society 1957.

130. (6) Charles Mingus: Vassalean, from The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop: Stormy Weather. [Side 1, track #2].

Lonnie Hiller & Ted Curson, trumpets; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto saxophone & bass clarinet; Charles McPherson, alto saxophone; Booker Ervin, tenor-saxophone; Nico Bunick, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Danny Richmond, drums.
Ontario, Camada: Barnaby Records, 1975.

131. (7) Charles Mingus: Ysabel’s Table Dance, from New Tijuana Moods. [Side 1, track # 2]

Recorded July 18, 1957 in New York City.
Charlie Mingus, leader & bass; Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Curtis Porter (Shafi Hadi), alto saxophone; Clarence Shaw, trumpet; Bill Triglia, piano; Danny Richmond, drums; Frankie Dunlop, percussion; Ysabel Morel; castanets; Lonnie Elder, voices.
New York, NY: RCA / Ariola International, 1968.

132. (8) Charles Mingus: The Shoes of the Fisherman’s Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers, from Let My Children Hear Music. [Side 1, Track #1]

New York, NY: Columbia Records.

133. (9) Duke Ellington: Very Special, from Money Jungle. [Track #1]

Recorded September 17, 1962 in New York City.
Duke Ellington, composer and piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Hollywood, CA: Manhattan Records, 1987.

134. (10) Buddy Collette: Flute Diet, from Buddy Collette’s Swinging Shepherds. [Side 1, Track #1]

Recorded March 5 and 7, 1958 in Los Angeles, CA.
Buddy Collette, composer and flute. Bud Shank, Paul Horn & Harry Klee, flutes; Bill Miller, piano; Joe Comfort, bass; Bill Richmond, drums.
Chicago: Mercury Record Corporation.

135. (11) Buddy Collette: Improvisation, from Buddy Collette’s Swinging Shepherds. [Side 1, Track #4]

Recorded March 5 and 7, 1958 in Los Angeles, CA.
Rugolo, Shank, Collette, Horn & Klee, composers; Buddy Collette, Bud Shank, Paul Horn & Harry Klee, flutes; Bill Miller, piano; Joe Comfort, bass; Bill Richmond, drums.
Chicago: Mercury Record Corporation.

136. (12) Modern Jazz Quartet: Django, from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. [Disc 4, Track #14]

Recorded April 12, 1960 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano and composer; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institute 1997.

CD #8   (Tracks 131-138)

137. (1) Horace Silver Quintet: Moon Rays, from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. [Disc 4, Track #11]

Recorded January 13, 1958 in Hackensack, NJ.
Horace Silver, piano and composer; Art Farmer, trumpet; Clifford Jordan; tenor saxophone; Teddy Kotick, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institute 1997.

138. (2) Sonny Rollins: Blue Seven, from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. [Disc 5, Track #1]

Recorded June 22, 1956.
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institute 1997.

139. (3) Ornette Coleman Quartet: Lonely Woman, from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. [Disc 5, Track #7]

Recorded May 22, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA.
Ornette Coleman, composer and alto saxophone; Don Cherry, trumpet; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institute 1997.

140. (4) Ornette Coleman Double Quartet: Free Jazz [excerpt], from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. [Disc 5, Track #9]

Recorded December 21, 1960.
Ornette Coleman, composer and alto saxophone; Don Cherry & Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet; Scott LaFaro & Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins & Ed Blackwell, drums.
Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institute 1997.

141. (5) Cecil Taylor: Steps, from Unit Structures. [Track #1]

Recorded May 19, 1966 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Eddie Gale Stevens Jr., trumpet; Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone; Ken McIntyre, alto saxophone, oboe and bass clarinet; Cecil Taylor; piano, bells & composer; Henry Grimes, bass; Alan Silva, bass; Andrew Cyrille; drums.
Hollywood, CA: Capitol Records, Inc., 1987.

142. (6) Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance, from Miles Smiles. [Track #5]

Eddie Harris, composer; Miles Davis, trumpet; Wayne Shorter; tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter; bass; Tony Williams, drums.
New York, NY: Columbia Records, 1992.

143. (7) Miles Davis: So What, from Highlights from the Plugged Nickel. [Track #3]

Recorded December 23, 1965.
Miles Davis, composer & trumpet. Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums.
New York, NY: Columbia Records, 1995.

144. (8) Miles Davis: Nefertiti, from Nefertiti. [Track #1]

Recorded June 7, 1967 in New York City.
Miles Davis, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone and composer; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums.
New York, NY: CBS Records, 1990.

CD #9 (Tracks 139-145)

145. (1) Herbie Hancock: Succotash, from Inventions and Dimensions. [Track #1]

Recorded August 30, 1963 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Herbie Hancock, piano and composer; Paul Chambers, bass; Willie Bobo, drums & timbales; Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez, conga & bongo.
Hollywood, CA: Capitol Records, Inc., 1988.

146. (2) Jimmy Hendrix: Changes, from Band of Gypsies. [Track #3]

Recorded New Year’s Eve 1969 – 1970 in New York City.
Jimi Hendrix, electric guitar; Buddy Miles, composer & ?; Billy Cox, ?.
Hollywood, CA: Capitol Records, Inc.

147. (3) John Coltrane: Mars, from Interstellar Space. [Track #1]

Recorded February 22, 1967 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
John Coltrane, composer, tenor saxophone & bells; Rashied Ali, drums.
New York, NY: MCA Records, 1991.

148. (4) John Coltrane: India, from The Best of John Coltrane – His Greatest Years, Vol.2. [Side 1, Track #2]

Recorded November 5, 1961 in New York City.
John Coltrane, soprano saxophone and composer; Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet; McCoy Tyner, piano; Reggie Workman and Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Los Angeles, CA: ABC Records, 1972.

149. (5) Miles Davis: Bitches Brew, from Bitches Brew. [Record 1., Side 2]

Miles Davis, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone; Lenny White, drums; Bennie Maupin, bass clarinet; Chick Corea & Joe Zawinul, electric piano; Jim Riley, percussion; Jack DeJohnette, electric drums; Harvey Brooks, fender bass; Charles Alias, drums; Dave Holland, bass; John McLaughlin, electric guitar.
New York, NY: Columbia Records,

150. (6) Mongo Santamaria: Afro Blue, from Mongo Santamaria Explodes at the Village Gate. [Side 1, Track #4]

Mongo Santamaria, conga and bongos; Hubert Laws, saxophone, flute $ piccolo; Bobby Porcelli, saxophone and flute; Ray Maldonado, trumpet; Hungria Garcia, drums and timbales; Victor Venegas, bass; Rodgers Grant, piano.
New York, NY: Columbia Records.

151. (7) Sun Ra & His Arkestra: For the Sunrise, from Live at Montreux. [Side 1, Track 1]

Recorded in 1976 at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Sun Ra, piano, solar organ, moog, composer & arranger; John Gilmore, tenor saxophone; Marshall Allen & Danny Davis, alto saxophones and flutes; James Jackson, Ancient Egyptian Infinity Drum & bassoon; El Omo, bass clarinet; Danny Thonmpson, baritone saxophone, flute; Reggie Hudgins, soprano saxophone; Ahmed Abdullah, Chris Capers & Al Evans, trumpets; Vincent Chancey, French horn; Craig Harris, trombone; Stanley Morgan, congas; Clifford Jarvis & Larry Bright, drums; Hayes Burnette, bass; Tony Bunn, electric bass; June Tyson, vocal & dance; Judith Holton & Cheryl Banks, dancers.
New York, NY: Inner City 1978.

CD #10   (Tracks 146-155)

152. (1) Oliver Nelson: Stolen Moments, from Blues and the Abstract Truth. [Side 1, Track #1]

Oliver Nelson; Paul Chambers; Eric Dolphy; Bill Evans; Roy Haynes; Freddie Hubbard; George Barrow.
Universal City, CA: MCA Records 1986.

153. (2) Eric Dolphy: God Bless the Child, from Status. [Side 1, Track #2]

Booker Little, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Eddie Blackwell, drums; Holiday & Herzog, composers.
Berkeley, CA: Prestige Records, 1977.

154. (3) Albert Ayler: Witches & Devils, from Witches & Devils. [Side 1, Track &1]

Recorded February 24, 1964 in New York City.
Albert Ayler, composer & tenor saxophone; Norman Howard, trumpet; Henry Grimes & ; Earle Henderson, bass; Sonny Murray, drums.
New York, NY: Arista Records, Inc. 1975.

155. (4) Betty Carter: Girl Talk, from Betty Carter. [Side 2, Track #1]

Recorded in New York City.
Betty Carter, vocal; Norman Simmons, piano; Lysle Atkinson, bass; Al Harewood, drums; N. Hefti & B. Troupe, composers.
North Plainfield, NJ: Bet-Car Productions.

156. (5) Antonio Carlos Jobim: Wave, from Wave. [Side 1, Track #1]

Recorded May 22 – 24 and June 15, 1967.
Claus Ogerman, conductor; Bernard Eichen, Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Louis Haber, Julius Held, Leo Kruczek, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malignaggi, Gene Orloff, Raoul Poliakin, Irving Spice & Louis Stone, violins; Abe Kessler, Charles McCracken, George Ricci & Harvey Shapiro, celli; Ron Carter, bass; Domum Ramao, Bobby Rosengarden & Claudio Slon, drums; Joseph Singer, Fench horn; Ray Beckenstein, Romeo Penque & Jerome Richardson, flutes & piccolo; Urbie Green & Jimmy Cleveland, trombones; Antonio Carlos Jobim, piano, guitar & harpsichord.

157. (6) Eddie Jefferson: Parker’s Mood, from There I Go Again. [Side 2, Track #2]

Recorded January 12, 1962.
Eddie Jefferson, vocal; Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone; Junior Mance, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Sam Jones; bass; Louis Hayes; drums; Charlie Parker, composer.
Berkeley, CA: Prestige Records, 1980.

158. (7) Miles Davis: Tutu, from Tutu. [Side 1, Track #1]

Miles Davis, trumpet; all other instruments by Marcus Miller, except as indicated: synthesizer programming, Jason Miles; additional synthesizer programming: Marcu Miller & Adam Holzman; Paulinho da Costa, percussion;
U.S.A.: Warner Bros. Records, Inc., 1986.

159. (8) Herbie Hancock: Quasar, from Crossings. [Side 2, Track #1]

Mwandishi Herbie Hancock, electric piano, piano melotron & percussion; Swahile Eddie Henderson, trumpet, fluegelhorn & percussion; Pepo Mtoto Julian Priester, bass, tenor and alto trombone & percussion; Mwile Benny Maupin, soprano saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet, piccolo & percussion; Mchezaji Buster Williams, electric bass, bass & percussion; Patrick Gleason, Moog synthesizer; Victor Pontoja, congas; Candy Love, Sandra Stevens, Della Horne, Victoria Domagalski & Scott Beach, voices.
Benny Maupin, composer.
Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Records, Inc., 1972.

160. (9) Herbie Hancock: Butterfly, from Thrust. [Side 2, Track #1]

Recorded in San Francisco.
Herbie Hancock, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D-6 clavinet, Arp Odyssey synthesizer, Arp Soloist synthesizer, Arp 2600 synthesizer & Arp String synthesizer; Mike Clark, drums; Bill Summers, percussion, Paul Jackson, electric bass; Bennie Maupin, soprano & tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet & alto flute.
Herbie Hancock & Bennie Maupin, composers.
New York, NY: Comlumbia Records 1974.

161. (10) Herbie Hancock: Palm Grease, from Thrust. [Side 1, Track #1]

Recorded in San Francisco.
Herbie Hancock, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D-6 clavinet, Arp Odyssey synthesizer, Arp Soloist synthesizer, Arp 2600 synthesizer & Arp String synthesizer; Mike Clark, drums; Bill Summers, percussion, Paul Jackson, electric bass; Bennie Maupin, soprano & tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet & alto flute.
Herbie Hancock, composer.
New York, NY: Comlumbia Records 1974.

CD #11   (Tracks 156-163)

162. (1) Herbie Hancock: Rain Dance, from Sextant. [Side 1, Track #1]
Recorded in San Francisco.
Mwandishi (Herbie Hancock), Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D-6 clavinet with Fender Fuzz-Wah and Echoplex, Dakha-Di-Bello, melotron, Steinway piano & hand clap; Mwile (Benny Maupin), soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, piccolo Afuche & Hum-A-Zoo; Mganga (Dr. Eddie Henderson), trumpet & fluegelhorn; Pepo (Julian Priester), bass, tenor and alto trombone & cowbell; Mchezaji (Buster Williams), Fender electric bass with Wah-Wah & fuzz acoustic bass; Jabali (Billy Hart) drums; Dr. Patrick Gleeson, ARP synthesizers (2600 and Soloist); Buck Clarke, congas & bongos.
Herbie Hancock, composer.
New York, NY: Columbia Records, 1973.

163. (2) McCoy Tyner: Message From The Nile, from Extensions. [Side 1, Track #1]

Recorded February 9, 1970.
McCoy Tyner, piano; Alice Coltrane, harp; Wayne Shorter, tenor & soprano saxophone; Gary Bartz, alto saxophone; Ron Carter, acoustic bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
McCoy Tyner, composer.
Los Angeles, CA: United Artists Records, Inc., 1972.

164. (3) Pharaoh Sanders: Astral Traveling, from Thembi. [Side 1, Track #1]

Pharaoh Sanders; Michael White; Lonnie Liston Smith; Cecil McBee; Clifford Jarvis; James Jordan & Roy Haynes.
L.L. Smith, composer.
Universal City, CA: MCA Records, 1987.

165. (4) Ramsey Lewis: Sun Goddess, from Sun Goddess. [Side 1, Track #1]

Ramsey Lewis, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Maurice White, timbales, drums & vocals; Verdine White, bass & vocals; Johnny Graham guitar; Don Myrick, tenor saxophone; Charles Stepney, Fender Rhodes electric guitar & ARP ensemble.
M. White & J. Lind, composers.
New York, NY: Columbia Records, Inc., 1974.

166. (5) Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band: Kogun, from Kogun. [Side B, Track #1]

Recorded in Hollywood.
John Madrid & Don Rader, trumpets; Bobby Shew, trumpet & fluegelhorn; Charles Loper; Jim Sawyer, Britt Woodman & Phil (bass), trombones; Dick Spencer, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet & flute; Gary Foster, alto saxophone, flute & alto clarinet; Lew Tabackin, tenor saxophone & flute; Bill Perkins, baritone and soprano saxophone & bass clarinet; Gene Cherico, bass; Peter Donald, drums; Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; Scott Elsworth, piano.
New York, NY: RCA Records, 1978.

167. (6) Don Ellis Orchestra: Turkish Bath, from Electric Bath. [Side 1, Track #3]

Don Ellis, Glenn Stuart, Alan Weight, Ed Warren & Bob Harmon, trumpets; Ron Myers, Dav\id Sanchez & Terry Woodson, trombones; Ruben Leon & Joe Roccisano, alto, flute & soprano; Ira Shulman, tenor, flute, piccolo & clarinet; Ron Starr, tenor, flute & clarinet; John Magruder, baritone, flute & bass clarinet; Mike Lang, piano, clavinet & Fender piano; Ray Neapolitan, bass & sitar, Frank De La Rosa, bass; Dave Parlato, drums; Chino Valdes, congas & bongos; Mark Stevens, timbales, vibes & miscellaneous percussion; Alan Estes, miscellaneous percussion.
New York, NY: Columbia Records / CBS, Inc.

168. (7) Hermeto Pascoal: Slaves Mass, from Slaves Mass. [Side 1, Track #2]

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.
Hermeto Pascoal, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, recorder, clavinet, soprano saxophone, flutes & acoustic guitar; Ron Carter, acoustic bass; Airto Moreira, drums & special effects with live pigs for Slaves Mass, Raul de Souza, trombone; David Amaro, electric, acoustic & twelve-string guitar. Flora Purim, vocals.
Hermeto Pascoal, composer and arranger.
Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Records, Inc., 1977.

169. (8) Hubert Laws: The Rite of Spring, from The Rite of Spring. [Side 1, Track #2]

Recorded June 19, 1971.
Hubert Laws, flute; Gene Bertoncini, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Jack DeJohnette, percussion; Dave Friedman, vibes & percussion; Bob James, piano, electric piano & electric harpsichord; Wally Kane, basson; Airto Moreira, percussion.
Igor Stravisnsky, composer; Don Sebesky, arranger.
New York, NY: CTI Records.

CD #12   (Tracks 164-175)

170. (1) Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller, from Mysterious Traveller. [Side 2, Track #1]

Josef Zawinul; Wayne Shorter; Alphonson Johnson; Dom Um Romao; Ishmael Wilburn; Miroslav Vitous.
Wayne Shorter, composer.
New York, NY: Columbia Records / CBS, Inc., 1974.

171. (2) Art Ensemble of Chicago: The Ninth Room, from The Paris Session. [Side 2, Track #1]

Recorded June 26, 1969 in Paris, France.
Lester Bowie, trumpet, fluegelhorn, horns, bass, drums & percussion; Roscoe Mitchell, soprano, alto and bass saxophones, clarinet, flute, whistles, siren, bells & percussion; Joseph Jarman, sopranino, soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, oboe, flute, piano, harpsichord, guitar & percussion; Malachi Favors, bass, electric bass, banjo & zither.
Mitchell, composer.
New York, NY: Arista Records, Inc., 1973 & 1975.

172. (3) John Handy: Rajashik – the Majesty of Wisdom, from Rainbow. [Side 1, Track #1]

Recorded September 3 & 4, 1980 in Villingen (Black Forest).
John Handy, alto saxophone; Ali Akbar Khan, sarod; Dr. L. Subramaniam, violin; Shyam Kane, tabla; Mary Johnson, tanpura.
Ali Akbar Khan, composer.
West Germany: MPS Records, 1981.

173. (4) Anthony Braxton: Piece One, from Creative Orchestra Music 1976. [Track #1]

Recorded in February 1976 in New York City.
Anthony Braxton & Seldon Powell, alto saxophone; Bruce Johnstone, baritone saxophone; Ronald Bridgewater, tenor saxophone; Kenny Wheeler, Cecil Bridgewater & John Faddis, trumpet; George Lewis & Garrett List, trombone; Earl McIntyre, bass trombone; Jonathan Dorn, tuba; Muhal Richard Abrams, piano; Dave Holland, bass; Warren Smith, drums; Leo Smith, conductor.
Anthony Braxton, composer.
New York, NY: BMG Music, 1987.

174. (5) Anthony Braxton: Piece Two, from Creative Orchestra Music 1976. [Track #2]

Recorded in February 1976 in New York City.
Anthony Braxton, contrabass clarinet; Roscoe Mitchell, soprano saxophone; Seldon Powell & Ronald Bridgewater, clarinet; Bruce Johnstone, bass clarinet; Kenny Wheeler, Cecil Bridgewater, John Faddis & Leo Smith, trumpet; George Lewis & Garrett List, trombone; Jack Jeffers, bass trombone; Jonathan Dorn, tuba; Richard Teitelbaum, synthesizer; Muhal Richard Abrams & Frederick Rzweski, piano; Dave Holland, bass; Warren Smith, tympani & bass drum; Barry Altschul, gongs & percussion; Philip Wilson, percussion.
Anthony Braxton, composer.
New York, NY: BMG Music, 1987.

175. (6) Anthony Braxton: Piece Three, from Creative Orchestra Music 1976. [Track #3]

Recorded in February 1976 in New York City.
Anthony Braxton, alto saxophone & clarinet; Seldon Powell, alto saxophone & flute; Ronald Bridgewater, tenor saxophone; Bruce Johnstone, baritone saxophone & bass clarinet; Roscoe Mitchell, bass saxophone; Kenny Wheeler, Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; John Faddis, trumpet & piccolo trumpet; Leo Smith, solo trumpet & conductor; George Lewis & Garrett List, trombone; Jack Jeffers, bass trombone; Jonathan Dorn, tuba; Dave Holland, bass; Karl Berger, glockenspeil; Warren Smith & Barry Altschul, snare drum; Frederick Rzweski, piabass drum; Philip Wilson, marching cymbals.
Anthony Braxton, composer.
New York, NY: BMG Music, 1987.

176. (7) Last Poets: True Blues, from This Is Madness. [Track #1]

Recorded in New York City.
Alafia Pudim, composer.
Metronome Records, Ltd., 1971.

177. (8) Bobby McFerrin: Another Night In Tunesia, from Spontaneous Inventions. [Track 6]

Bobby McFerrin, vocal lead, bass & percussion; The Manhattan Transfer: Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul & Janis Siegel, other vocals;
Frank Paparelli & John "Dizzy" Gillespie, composers; Jon Hendricks, lyrics; Cheryl Bentyne & Bobby McFerrin, vocal arrangement.
Manhattan Records, 1986.

178. (9) Miriam Makeba: Ungakanani, from Sangoma. [Track #11]

Miriam Makeba, lead and background vocals; Asante, percussion; Tony Cedras, keyboards; Brenda Fassie, Linda Tshabalala & Hugh Masekela, additional background vocals; Jason Miles, synthesizer programming, Hugh Masekela, Russ Titelman and Zenzi Lee, additional percussion.
U.S.A. : Warner Bros. Records, 1986.

179. (10) Archie Shepp & Dollar Brand: Barefoot Boy from Queenstown – to Mongezi, from Duet / Archie Shepp & Dollar Brand. [Track #2]

Archie Shepp, tenor, alto & soprano saxophone; Dollar Brand, piano.
Archie Shepp, composer.
U.S.A.: 10 Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd., 1982.

180. (11) Amina Claudine Myers Trio: Jumping in the Sugar Bowl, from Jumping in the Sugar Bowl. [Side 1, Track #1].

Recorded March 1984 in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Amina Claudine Myers, piano, voice & organ; Reggie Nicholson, percussion & voice; Thomas Palmer, acoustic and electric basses.
Amina Claudine Myers, composer & arranger.
West Germany: Minor Music, 1984.

CD #13   (Tracks 176-185)

181. (1) Tania Maria: Que Vengan Los Torros, from Taurus. [Side 2, Track #1]

Recorded August 1981 in San Francisco, CA.
Tania Maria, vocals, piano & keyboards; Eddie Duran, guitar; Rob Fisher, bass; Vince Lateano, drums; Willie T. Colon, percussion & congas; Kent Middleton, bass.
Tania Maria Correa Reis, composer.
Concord, CA: Concord Jazz, Inc., 1982.

182. (2) Joshua Redman: Turnaround, from Wish. [Track #1]

Joshua Redman, tenor saxophone; Pat Metheney, guitars; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Ornette Coleman, composer.
Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Records, 1993.

183. (3) Joe Henderson: Johnny Come Lately, from Lush Life – The Music of Billy Strayhorn. [Track & 2]

Recorded September 3, 6 & 8, 1991 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone; Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Stephen Scott, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Gregory Hutchinson, drums.
Billy Strayhorn, composer.
New York, NY: Polygram Records, Inc., 1992.

184. (4) Cecilia Smith Quartet: Driving at Midnight, from CSQ - Volume II. [Track #1]

Recorded February 11 & 12 and may 2, 1995 in Westwood, MA.
Cecilia Smith, vibraphone; Frank Wilkins, piano; Steve Kirby, bass; Ron Savage, drums.
Cecilia Smith, composer.
Worcester, MA: Brownstone Recordings, 1995.

185. (5) Junko Onishi Trio: Brilliant Corners, from Junko Onishi Trio. [Track #3]

Recorded May 6 – 8 in New York City.
Junko Onishi, piano; Reginald Veal, bass; Herlin Riley, drums.
Thelonius Monk, composer.
Hollywood, CA: Somethin’ Else Records, 1994.

186. (6) Pamela Wise: Samba La Pamela, from Songo Festividad. [Track #2]

Recorded March 7, 1994 in Detroit, MI.
Pamela Wise, piano; Jerry Gonzales, congas, timbales & fluegelhorn; Wendell Harrison, clarinet & tenor saxophone; Rayse Biggs, trumpet; Brad Felt, baritone, tuba; Andrew Daniels, timbales, congas, bongos & chekeres; Kamal Amen Ra, congas, timbales & bell tree; Gerald Cleaver, drums; Jaribu Shahid, bass.
Pamela Wise, composer.
Detroit, MI: WenHa, 1994.

187. (7) Badi Assad: Pulo Do Gato, from Rhythms. [Track # 1]

Recorded July 26 – 28, 1995 in New York City.
Badi Assad, guitar, vocals, harmonic copper pipe, electric fan & percussion.
Paulo Bellinati, composer.
New York, NY: Chesky Records, Inc., 1995.

188. (8) Geri Allen Trio: When Kabuya Dances, from Twylight. [Track #1]

Geri Allen, piano; Jaribu Shahid, acoustic bass; Tani Tabbal, drums; Sadiq Bey, congas.
New York, NY: Minor Music, 1989.

189. (9) Karlton Hester: Byrd Math, from Harmonious Soul Scenes 2000. [Track #5]

Recorded May 16, 1999 in Detroit, MI.
Karlton Hester, tenor saxophone; Ralph Armstrong, acoustic bass; Leonard King, trap drums.
Karlton Hester, composer.
Santa Cruz, CA: Hesteria Records & Publishing Co., 2000.

CD #14   (Track 186)

190. (1) Anthony Davis: Wayang No. 5 - Opening Dance and Wet Dreams, from The Ghost Factory. [Track #4]

Recorded April 1987 and May 1988 in Kansas City, MO.
Anthony Davis, composer.
New York, NY: Gramavision Records, Inc.

End Reserve CDs

Additional Recordings NOT on reserve CDs:

Karlton Hester: Scenes, from Harmonious Soul Scenes 2000. [Track #1]
Recorded June 9 – 10, 2000 in Ithaca, NY.
Karlton Hester, flute; Bill Johnson, trumpet & fluegelhorn; London McDaniel, guitar; Sera Smolen, cello; Phil Bowler, bass; Edward Smith, percussion, Steve Marra, trap drums.
Karlton Hester, composer.
Santa Cruz, CA: Hesteria Records & Publishing Co., 2000.


The Leaders: Elaborations, from Mudfoot. [Side 1, Track #2]
Recorded June 11 & 12, 1986 in Menlo Park, CA.
Arthur Blythe, alto saxophone; Lester Bowie, trumpet; Chico Freeman, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet & vocal; Kirk Lightsley, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Don Moye, drums.
Arthur Blythe, composer.
San Francisco, CA: Blackhawk Records, 1986.

More than Mambo – the Introduction to Afro-Cuban Jazz. Disc 1, Track #1: Mas Que Nada.
U.S.A.: PolyGram Records, Inc., 1995.
Carlos "Patato" Valdes (percussion and vocals), Eugene "Totico" Arango (vocals), a.o. Recorded 1967, New York City.

Dorothy Ashby: Round Midnight, from Django / Misty. [Track #3]
Dorothy Ashby, harp & arranger.
Thelonious Monk, composer.
West Germany: Philips / Phonogram.

Don Byron: Tuskegee Experiment, from Tuskegee Experiments.
New York, NY: Elektra Nonesuch, 1992.

Wynton Marsalis: Calling the Indians Out, from Blood on the Fields.
New York, NY: Columbia Records, Inc., 1997.

Hannibal: African Portraits (excerpt), from African Portraits.
Hamburg, Germany: TELDEC Classics International, GMBH, 1995.

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Living Encyclopedia of Global African Music
Received: Spring 2001
Posted: 09/18/2002